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RTG's are pretty damn good for spacecraft. But they are dangerous to launch. The nice thing about fusion is that a RUD doesn't matter from a nuclear perspective
by russdill 8y ago
RTG's are pretty damn good for spacecraft. But they are dangerous to launch. The nice thing about fusion is that a RUD doesn't matter from a nuclear perspective.
- wlesieutre 8y agoAnd we aren't making as much plutonium-238 as we did in the cold war
- wlesieutre 8y agoI stand corrected https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/a25806535/plutonium-shortage/ https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/a25806535/plutonium-s...
- njarboe 8y agoI'm talking about spacecraft for humans. Going fast is much more important for humans than robots and nuclear is the only way to go. (BTW RTG's are also nuclear, just really low power and don't allow for adjustable output)